FULFILLED

Hello again everyone and welcome back to the Daily Vitamin.

Today's word is: fulfilled (adjective)

It means: to feel happy and satisfied, especially because you are doing something important or you are using your abilities.

Example 1:
Jack and Jill have their own business. Although they work long hours, it makes them feel so fulfilled that they don't mind dedicating all their time to it.

Example 2:
If you are no longer fulfilled by your relationship, perhaps it's time to separate.

There is also the equivalent -ing adjective (fulfilling), which is very closely related to fulfilled. We use fulfilling to describe something that brings satisfaction. Fulfilled describes the feeling, fulfilling describes something that creates satisfaction or fulfilment. 

Example 3:
For the moment, raising my children is fulfilling enough for me. Perhaps when they are older, I will need to go back to work to continue feeling fulfilled.

Remember that we use -ing adjectives to describe things and -ed adjectives to talk about feelings. For more review of the difference between -ing adjectives and -ed adjectives, see the Daily Vitamin from April 14th, 2004: https://www.ziggurat.es/lecciones-ingles/ed-adjectives-vs-ing-adjectives/129/

⇒ As always, to get some writing practice in English, I encourage you to write your own sentences with fulfilled or fulfilling. You can post your sentences on one of our social media sites (Facebook or Bluesky) and we will give you feedback about your writing ASAP.

Have a great day!